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Dibromoacetic acid

Rogers County Rural Water District # 2

Dibromoacetic acid, one of the group of five haloacetic acids regulated by federal standards, is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Haloacetic acids and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

 

48

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

9

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND80ND
2019ND80ND
2020ND80ND
20210.269 ppb82ND - 1.08 ppb
20220.133 ppb81ND - 1.06 ppb
20230.930 ppb86ND - 1.37 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.03 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.03 ppb for dibromoacetic acid was defined by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer and harm to fetal growth and development.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-02-2646865ND
2018-02-2646866ND
2018-05-1647304ND
2018-05-1647305ND
2018-08-1447828ND
2018-08-1447829ND
2018-11-1448387ND
2018-11-1448386ND
2019-02-1948903ND
2019-02-1948902ND
2019-05-2249394ND
2019-05-2249395ND
2019-08-26BH26022-02ND
2019-08-26BH26022-01ND
2019-11-13BK13043-02ND
2019-11-13BK13043-01ND
2020-02-13CB13021-02RE1ND
2020-02-13CB13021-01RE1ND
2020-05-21CE21060-01ND
2020-05-21CE21060-02ND
2020-08-12CH12098-02ND
2020-08-12CH12098-01ND
2020-11-17CK17004-02ND
2020-11-17CK17004-01ND
2021-02-03DB03023-02ND
2021-02-03DB03023-01ND
2021-05-11DE11068-01ND
2021-05-11DE11068-02ND
2021-08-24DH24003-011.07 ppb
2021-08-24DH24003-021.08 ppb
2021-11-22DK22029-01ND
2021-11-22DK22029-02ND
2022-02-16EB16004-02ND
2022-02-16EB16004-01ND
2022-05-24EE24034-01ND
2022-05-24EE24034-02ND
2022-08-25EH25024-01ND
2022-08-25EH25024-02ND
2022-11-17EK17028-011.06 ppb
2022-11-17EK17028-02ND
2023-02-16FB16010-011.04 ppb
2023-02-16FB16010-02ND
2023-05-15FE15013-01ND
2023-05-15FE15013-021.37 ppb
2023-08-29FH29021-011.24 ppb
2023-08-29FH29021-021.34 ppb
2023-11-21FK21001-011.20 ppb
2023-11-21FK21001-021.25 ppb